NCAA

Photo: Goaltender Parker Milner (35) has ridden a streak of brilliance this season that seen him win 19 straight games. Milner has allowed a single goal during the NCAA tournament. (Photo courtesy of

Patrick Green/ Icon SMI)

In the early game of the NCAA Frozen Four, the Ferris State Bulldogs defeated the Union College Dutchmen 3-1.

Senior Aaron Schmit netted a pair of goals, and junior Kyle Bonis tallied the game-winner at the 15:17 mark of the third period to get the Bulldogs within one game of claiming their first ever National Championship.

Photo: Seth Helgeson has been one of the top defensive defensemen in the nation in 2011-12. (Photo courtesy of Josh Holmberg/Icon SMI)

University of Minnesota junior defenseman Seth Helgeson (NJ) has become one of the college hockey's best defensive defensemen. This season he is part of a well-balanced Golden Gophers blue line that has contributed in a variety of different ways to help Minnesota get to the Frozen Four.